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Willimantic, Connecticut: commercial real estate data.
Willimantic is a Census CDP of 18,096 people across 5.42 square miles of land, in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region. Median household income is $45,962, 34.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 4 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.9 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Willimantic
What Willimantic is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area5.42 sq mi
- Water area0.13 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land3,338
- County holding the largest share of its areaSoutheastern Connecticut Planning Region, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Willimantic
- Population18,096
- Median age31.3
- Population under 183,735
- Share under 1820.6 percent
- Population 65 and over1,991
- Share 65 and over11.0 percent
- Households6,662
- Family households3,663
- Share of households that are families55.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Willimantic
- Median household income$45,962
- Per capita income$24,106
- Civilian labor force8,742
- Employed8,173
- Unemployed569 plus or minus 195
- Unemployment rate6.5 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Adults 25 and over10,543
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher80.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher24.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree11.0 percent plus or minus 2.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Willimantic
- Housing units7,100
- Occupied units6,662
- Vacant units438 plus or minus 172
- Vacancy rate6.2 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Owner occupied2,326
- Renter occupied4,336
- Ownership rate34.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$190,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,063
- Annual rent as a share of median income27.8 percent
- Single family units2,831
- Share single family39.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more4,250
- Share in buildings of two or more59.9 percent
- Mobile homes19 plus or minus 23
- Median year structure built1953
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Willimantic gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute7,291
- Commuting under 15 minutes2,850
- Share commuting under 15 minutes39.1 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more2,297
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more31.5 percent
- Drove alone70.0 percent
- Carpooled9.9 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Public transport3.7 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Walked8.5 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Worked from home6.2 percent plus or minus 2.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Willimantic (7(a))
- Approvals4
- Gross approval$1,857,000
- Average approval$464,250
- Median approval$360,000
- Largest approval$1,127,000
- Jobs supported60
- Jobs per approval15.0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term186 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more50.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders4
- Distinct industries by NAICS4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Willimantic, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Willimantic (504)
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$920,000
- Average approval$306,667
- Median approval$309,000
- Largest approval$433,000
- Jobs supported9
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Willimantic, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, not Willimantic
Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region context, not Willimantic figures
- Establishments in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region5,883
- Covered employment, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region127,106
- Average annual pay, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region$70,518
- Housing units permitted, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region509
Every figure in this section is published for Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region as a whole and is not a measurement of Willimantic.
All Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Willimantic questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Willimantic, Connecticut?
18,096, in 6,662 households. Willimantic CDP covers 5.42 square miles of land, which is 3,338 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Willimantic in?
Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Willimantic?
$45,962. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $190,900. Median gross rent is $1,063 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Willimantic businesses?
4 7(a) approvals totaling $1.9 m since FY2020, across 4 lenders, median approval $360,000, plus 3 504 approvals worth $920,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Willimantic, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Willimantic borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Willimantic. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page Willimantic figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Willimantic.
Is zoning published for Willimantic?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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